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Expanded Mead Making Instructions
The Basic Brewing section of the site has recently been expanded. Find 9 new
photos and 5 pages of instructions for the beginning mead maker.

If you would like to share your mead brewing experience with others, please
contact webmaster@makemead.net with article ideas, recipes, or stories of
batches gone wrong...

Honey Trivia - Bees communicate with pheromones, but also by
dancing to indicate direction and distance to nectar and pollen.

Understanding Colony Collapse Disorder
It is estimated that Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has destroyed roughly
one-third of the honey bee colonies in the United States. Learn more about the
potential causes of CCD, why honey bees are so important, and what you can do to
help the plight of the honey bee.

My first batch of this mead is currently in the second stage of fermentation and
I can't wait to try it! Thanks to Angie P for a great recipe submission!

Updates coming soon!

Mead is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages known to man; most likely because
of the simplicity of production and the availability of ingredients. All meads have at least three components in common; water, honey, and yeast. Many fruits, spices, and other adjuncts
have become popular additives which have spawned many variants of traditional mead.